INSIGHT

Barzani Wants Referendum on Draft Constitution

The Kurdistan Region President, Masoud Barzani, has broken his silence on the heated debate about his future as president, by calling for a referendum on the controversial draft of [...]
President Barzani’s Bid for Third Term Faces Legal Hurdle

The future of Massoud Barzani as the president of the Kurdistan Region is in dispute amid conflicting reports about his eligibility to stand for a third term. The three parliamentary [...]
Paris Killings: Iraqi Kurdish Police, Public Wary of Protests

Kurds across Europe strongly reacted to the latest killing of three Kurdish activists in Paris, but smaller protests were staged in Iraqi Kurdistan amid heavy police presence. Three women, all originally [...]
War of Words over Syria Border Crossing

Pro-PKK group accuses Iraqi Kurdistan of fencing off border – preventing aid reaching Syrian Kurds. Conflicting reports on the status of a border crossing between Iraqi Kurdistan and Syria’s predominantly [...]
A PUK Leader Warns Against Turkish “Trap”

A leading figure in Iraqi President Jalal Talabani’s Patriotic Union of Kurdistan has said that Iraqi Kurds must tread cautiously with Turkey as it could trade them for Baghdad. Adil Murad, a [...]